Let It Be Said

When I leave this world,

Things will be said.

Some good… some I’m not sure

But then, things will be said.

Let it be said, that I did my best

To be a better person

That I sat at life’s feet every day

To listen to what it had to teach me.

That sometimes I felt like I knew it all

But then, life had a way of teaching me

That I may have thought that I knew everything

But I knew next to nothing.

Let it be said, that I loved my God

As much as I could

That I held on to my faith in Him

And his love for me.

That there may have been times I strayed

And I felt too ashamed to come back to Him

But His love was boundless

And welcomed me when I found my way back.

Let it be said, that I worked hard

That I was determined to make something out of myself and my life.

I had clear goals in sight and knew where I wanted to be

Those were the things that kept me up at night;

Working, planning, conceptualizing, strategizing.

A financial liability was the last thing I wanted to be

I wanted to be successful and was willing to bleed for it

And being a failure was out of the question.

Let it be said, that I was there for my loved ones

That I held them close to my heart.

I was loyal to the end

Being the best I could be.

There were times when I had my failings

And I was annoying and unlovable

But their faith and patience

Helped me strive to put in my very best.

Let it be said, that I loved and oh did I love.

With all my heart, with all genuineness and sincerity

That for love, I emptied out myself

Pouring out all within me,

I held nothing back, I gave everything I had to give

Left myself naked, open and vulnerable

I loved with all my heart, I loved with everything I had

I loved truly, I loved madly, I loved deeply.

And after the curtain has closed on my life

And I have returned to my maker.

When all is being said, please let it be said 

That I gave nothing but the very best of me.